Kent State Rolls Past Ashland, 36-3
February 7, 2003

By Joe Monaco, AU Sports Information

Kent State must have forgotten the golden roll – “treat others as you would want to be treated.”

On the wrestling mat, the Golden Flashes live by their own set of rules – “pin other as you would not want to be pinned yourself.”

KSU used back-to-back falls to dominate the Ashland University wrestling team, 36-3, at home on Thursday (Feb. 6, 2003).

At 133, Drew Opfer pinned Sean Minter at the 4:01 mark then Ryan Simmons pinned Giovanni Scianna at 2:01 to give the Golden Flashes a 23-3 lead with four matches remaining.

KSU dominated the match from start to finish, winning nine of the ten matches. The lone Eagles’ victory came from sophomore James Phillips at 125 where he defeated Jared Opfer, 3-1 in overtime, to get AU on the board.

Kent State improved their record to 15-3 and are ranked 25th in Division I while the Eagles evened their record at 8-8.

AU will be in action on Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) when the Eagles travel to Wheeling, WV to square off against West Liberty State. The match is set for 7 p.m.

Kent State 36, Ashland 3
184 – Alex Camargo (KSU) major dec. Clint Carmony, 18-6 4-0, KSU
197 – Ben Rings (KSU) dec. Ryan Kirst, 6-3 7-0, KSU
285 – Tomas Rodriguez (KSU) major dec. Aldo Campea, 9-0 11-0, KSU
125 – James Phillips (AU) dec. Jared Opfer, 3-1 (ot) 11-3, KSU
133 – Drew Opfer (KSU) pins Sean Minter, 4:01 17-3, KSU
141 – Ryan Simmons (KSU) pins Giovanni Scianna, 2:01 23-3, KSU
149 – Jason Bake (KSU) dec. Pete Carnabuci, 8-1 26-3, KSU
157 – Mike Tolar (KSU) dec. Gary Skoch, 3-1 29-3, KSU
165 – Nick Nemeth (KSU) major dec. Matt Neely, 9-0 33-3, KSU
174 – Ken Clark (KSU) dec. Tommy Bauer, 10-6 36-3, KSU